你这脑瓜子都在想什么
“What is wrong with you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看上人家了
“Are you into her?”
你这 脑瓜子 都 在想什么
“What is wrong with you?”
我们是结拜兄弟 兄弟之情 你不是说她是名女子
“We are sworn brothers. Brotherly bond... Didn't you say she's a woman?”
“Cut it out! Your romantic assumptions are completely ridiculous!”
When confronted with intimate or embarrassing romantic speculation, Chinese speakers often deflect attention by affectionately insulting the teaser's intelligence rather than answering directly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
noggin; head; brain
A playful, highly colloquial northern term for one's head or brain, often used when teasing someone's bizarre thoughts.
what on earth are you thinking
A rhetorical question used to express disbelief or playfully dismiss someone's wild speculation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What goes on in that head of yours?”
“what on earth is inside your brain? These marketing tactics”
“what on earth she was thinking”
“There's no way you were smart enough”
“Look at my memory.”
“That brain of yours,”
“Looks to me your head's misted.”
“just how many tricks do you have up your sleeve?”
“all I could think about was you.”
“what you are thinking.”
“I'd say you've got brains.”
“What is in your head?”
“Use your brain!”
“What were you thinking about all night?”
“What on earth are you thinking?”
“I want to know what's really on your mind.”
“Who knows how they think.”